A company pays its trainee engineer a stipend that increases by a fixed amount every month

MATHEMATICS · Multi-part · CBSE · Mathematics · Arithmetic Progressions · Arithmetic Progressions

Problem

A company pays its trainee engineer a stipend that increases by a fixed amount every month. In the first month the stipend is ₹12,000 and in the second month it is ₹12,800. (i) Obtain an expression for the stipend in the nnth month. (ii) Calculate the stipend for the 15th month. (iii) In which month will the stipend first exceed ₹20,000?

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